The Deacons held their retreat on January 21, 2012 in our Hospitality Center. It was a wonderful time of planning and fellowship. The following is a part of what I shared with our Deacons regarding the State of Walnut Hills. Your feedback is appreciated. Walnut Hills is a healthy, vibrant church. Such a statement does [...]
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I hope all of those phrases have meaning for you. We certainly understand New Year – it happens annually. We will be forced to remember the year has changed to 2012 when we date checks and other documents (i.e., Sunday bulletins). New Beginnings are often celebrated with the practice of making resolutions for the new [...]
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Dec 2 Friday, 7:30 pm Cantori Vocal Ensemble Christmas Concert, “Sweet Was the Song”, no admission charge Dec 4 2nd Advent Sunday Communion Dec 6 Tuesday, 7:00 pm Helping Hands Christmas Dinner at Mary Miller’s home Dec 7 Wednesday, 11:30 am Women’s Bible Study Luncheon at Linda Ward’s home Dec 11 3rd Advent Sunday Adult [...]
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Business Meetings come around quarterly in our church and along with making decisions – we receive reports from staff, church officers, church program organizations and committees. I hope you read these reports because they are an account of the ongoing work of our church. Annually, in the fall, we also generate data for Walnut Hills [...]
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I lived in the Roanoke Valley for ten years. As a young pastor, I quickly realized an important part of Roanoke and the Valley was the Norfolk & Western Railway. The N&W was headquartered in Roanoke for most of its 150 year existence. The company was famous for manufacturing steam locomotives in-house at the Roanoke [...]
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Ten years ago, terrorists hijacked four airplanes over the United States. Two were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third into the Pentagon, and the fourth was crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. By the latest count, 2,996 people died, including the 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims. The events [...]
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We often get caught up in our patterns and forget the reason we are doing what we do. Take for example, our worship of God. If someone were to ask you – why do you go to church and do that stuff – how would you answer. William Willimon, in a book I am reading, [...]
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Summer is upon us – a time for sipping lemonade and enjoying being outdoors. The summer season is a time for travel, baseball, and sunscreen. As Walnut Hills’ moves into the summer season, I want to invite you to continue to pray for the visioning process in which we are engaged. Here are a few [...]
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Easter Joy! As I write this, I need to tell you that I witnessed a special event today. The Learning Center children presented their Easter Pageant. My heart was filled with joy. There were crowds and angels, there were soldiers and disciples and Jesus. The story began with Jesus and his disciples entering Jerusalem. The [...]
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During an Oasis Moment on a Wednesday evening, I used a slide that showed some of the ways Walnut Hills is engaged in mission – in our community and world. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list – but it is descriptive of the many and diverse ways God is opening doors of [...]
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